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Continue reading →: Generalities (aka just a short update!)
I have not really managed to do much of anything recently, I don't know if it is the chance of the seasons or what but I have not had the ooomph to do anything at all! One sure fire sign that things are not going well is generally the state…
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Continue reading →: Another Crafty Update
Over the last week or so I have really been able to get on with my crafting (sore hand not withstanding!), in one of my online groups Thursday is designated as UFO day (aka UnFinished Objects day), my main UFO at the moment is my needlepoint dog and so I…
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Continue reading →: A Quick Stitching Update
Literally a quick update! I have been trying to work on some form of crafting most days, generally the afternoons for cross stitch and needlepoint (whilst the light is reasonable!) and early evening for my knitting (still the purple lol). I didn't take a photo of the knitting (as I…
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Continue reading →: Fairly Generic Update
The first thing is I have managed to get some stitching done for the first time in WEEKS – the last time I worked on the Winnie the Pooh calendar it looked like this Today I managed to finish the box surround off and started the first character It started…
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Continue reading →: Ultimate 10 bean chilli
500 g Waitrose love life 10 bean mix, soaked overnight in cold waterolive oil spray80 g cooked ingredients Iberico de Bellota diced chorizo2 onions, chopped4 garlic cloves, chopped12 x 90 g jar cooks ingredients chipotle paste1 teaspoon ground cinnamon1 teaspoon ground cumin3×400 g cans cirio chopped tomatoes2 red and 2…
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Continue reading →: Spanish stuffed marrow
Ingredients 1 marrow 1 tbsp olive oil 1 onion, diced 2 garlic cloves, crushed 100g chorizo, chopped 1 tsp smoked paprika ½ tsp cayenne pepper ½ tsp each dried oregano and dried thyme 2 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes 140g roasted red peppers from a jar, sliced handful parsley, chopped…
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Continue reading →: Fiery Chilli Welsh Red Dragon Pie
Ingredients 200g aduki beans, soaked overnight 2 – 3 tablespoons olive oil 2 medium leeks, sliced and washed well of grit 2 – 3 garlic cloves, crushed 250g carrots, peeled and diced 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1-11/2 teaspoon red chilli flakes 1 tablespoon of fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried…
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Continue reading →: Lemony chicken stew with giant couscous
Ingredients 1 tbsp olive oil 2 onions, chopped 500g skinless boneless chicken thighs, each cut into 2-3 chunks 3 tbsp tagine paste or 2 tbsp ras el hanout 2 x 400g cans tomato with chopped mixed olives small handful fresh oregano, leaves picked and chopped 2 preserved lemons, flesh removed,…
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Continue reading →: Really not happy with Amazon
I pre-ordered a book You purchased this item on 5 Mar 2015. View this order and I was expecting this item within 2 or 3 days of the publishing date I was NOT expecting to go into my orders and find the message Usually dispatched within 11 to…
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Continue reading →: One-pot chicken & bacon stew
Ingredients 3 tbsp olive oil 16 chicken pieces on the bone (about 3kg/6lb 8oz in total) 140g smoked bacon, chopped or lardons or cubetti di pancetta 4 medium carrots, thickly sliced 2 onions, roughly chopped 2 tbsp plain flour 1 tbsp tomato purée 75ml white wine or cider vinegar 1l…
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